N/A Native fish that gets up to 6ft long eats Trout and Salmon youve never heard of
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in 1998, Colorado declassified the status of pikeminnow to threatened. In most of its natural range, there is an effort to restore the fishery. In the northern end of their range, conservation is directly conflicting with conservation of rare salmonids causing eradication programs. While capable of taking adult fish, I believe the real problem is the toll they take on salmonid fry and par.
With restoration and monitoring of the southern populations, the future is looking better for the pikeminnow
With restoration and monitoring of the southern populations, the future is looking better for the pikeminnow
Indeed. They appear to be every bit as adaptable as their close relatives the mudminnows in living condition anyways. Breeding cycle I'm not too sure about - the gov't tried to introduce them into Ontario and the population never held. I wish it did - I'd just make a trip up north and catch them myself! I'm sure that with enough $$ and the right connection you could potentially get a hold of one legally (ie. someone will make an exception), I just haven't made that connection as of yet
Aspius vorax is even cooler looking than A. aspius IMO.
Haha
I know I'd love to have one!
Great info, thanks!
Indeed. They appear to be every bit as adaptable as their close relatives the mudminnows in living condition anyways. Breeding cycle I'm not too sure about - the gov't tried to introduce them into Ontario and the population never held. I wish it did - I'd just make a trip up north and catch them myself! I'm sure that with enough $$ and the right connection you could potentially get a hold of one legally (ie. someone will make an exception), I just haven't made that connection as of yet
Aspius vorax is even cooler looking than A. aspius IMO.
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That guy is REALLY cool. At first I thought you had found a picture of a giant pikeminnow lol. I got excited!
I knew it... crap
I found out via the website that is trying to eradicate these awesome fish is that the northern pikeminnow isn't an endangered species, but the colorado pikeminnow is. So which fish are we talking about that gets 6 feet?
edit: nvm it seems they are doing it to both species, but the colorado traditionally gets bigger and has a recovery program
I know this is an old thread but look what I found.
A colorado pikeminnow at 51 inches. http://www.fishing-worldrecords.com/scientificname/Ptychocheilus lucius/show
